Lenovo ThinkPad R500
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad R500 (Thinkpad R Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1680x1050 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Average Score: 70% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
mobility: 55%, workmanship: 67%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 90%
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad R500
60% Lenovo ThinkPad R500 15.4-inch Budget Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews 
The Lenovo ThinkPad R500 may be their lower cost business class laptop, but it can be configured for under $750 with certain conditions. This makes for a very specialized systems with a good number of limitations on it. But, if you need a really fast machine and aren't necessarily concerned about storage space, having a DVD burner or even the software package, then the ThinkPad R500 may be a system to consider. It retains most of the ThinkPad's legendary durability and design that can't be matched by other budget systems.
3 von 5, Leistung gut, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/08/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% workmanship: 80%
Lenovo ThinkPad R500 User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
Despite its problems, the Lenovo Thinkpad R500 is an easy recommendation for anyone desiring a laptop for basic tasks. It delivers more than enough performance for these programs and runs Vista without any problems. The overall build quality would make the R500 safe for travel, yet its weight and size hinders its portability. Still, its cooling system is best I have ever seen. As long as gaming is not high on your priorities, the Thinkpad R500 should be on your short-list for laptops under $1,000.
Emissionen sehr gut, Display gut, Verarbeitung zufriedenstellend, Preis gut, Mobilität mangelhaft
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/12/2008
Rating: price: 80% display: 80% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% emissions: 90%
80% Lenovo ThinkPad R500
Source: Laptop Mag
For all the comforts of a desktop in a machine that can travel when duty calls, the Lenovo ThinkPad R500 fills the bill. We wish it were a bit more svelte (and stylish), but we have no quibbles with its performance, endurance, security features, and overall value.
4 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität mäßig, Verarbeitung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/21/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 50%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T9400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.9 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Lenovo: Lenovo is one of the biggest international manufacturer since the acquisition of the IBM-notebook sector. The market share is high as the number of reviewed models in the German and English speaking countrys. Nevertheless Lenovo-notebooks rarely achieve top-positions according total rating or the price/value relation. Remarkable good evaluations exist for the workmanship and quality.
70%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
